Authorities say the three officers received thousands of dollars to protect shipments of illegal drugs

Associated Press

MIAMI — Three Miami police officers are facing federal drug trafficking charges after they were snared in an FBI undercover operation.

Authorities say the three received thousands of dollars in payments to protect purported shipments of illegal drugs and drug proceeds. The FBI says the officers at times transported purported cocaine and other drugs themselves.

Investigators identified the officers as Schonton Harris, Kelvin Harris and James Archibald. The two Harris's are not related. Court records did not immediately list attorneys to represent the officers.

The FBI says the people the officers thought were drug dealers were actually undercover agents or cooperating witnesses. In one instance, investigators say Schonton Harris was paid $1,500 for providing an undercover FBI agent a Miami police uniform and badge that would be used by a hit man.

Editors Note: I hate crooked cops. All police officers take an oath of office. When I was working, I kept a pocket card of my oath of office in my wallet. Power and money corrupts, but the badge you wear is a symbol of trust that the citizens depend on. It should not be tarnished by a lack of character. If a police officer cannot fulfill his obligation to the oath of office, he/she should resign.

It is, IMHO, difficult to impossible for a major drug infrastructure to exist without police corruption to protect it. Such people should be prosecuted and imprisoned. Hard on their families, but such is life.

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